Man accused of breaking into girl's room pleads guilty

A Concord man pleaded guilty to multiple charges Thursday after he was accused of going into an 11-year-old girl's room in the middle of the night and putting his hands under her blanket.

David Mandigo, 42, pleaded guilty to simple assault and battery and will not face any sex-related charges.

Prosecutors laid out the evidence in court, saying the girl's mother found Mandigo crouching by her daughter's bed at 4 a.m.

"She also saw that his hands and arms were extended under the blanket to an area around her daughter's legs," said prosecutor David Rotman. "According to this woman, the man appeared to be feeling around with his hands."

Investigators said Mandigo ran away, but a K-9 was able to track his scent to RTT Associates, a center that does, among other things, sex offender counseling. Prosecutors said Mandigo was a client there.

The center came under fire after the incident and has since moved.

Investigators said they went to Mandigo's home that morning, and his car was still warm. Inside were clothes that matched the description the victim's mother gave police.

"The prints inside the home were a match for the defendant during prior incidents," Rotman said.

Mandigo's assault plea is subject to enhancement, which means it could lead to an extended prison sentence. Under the plea agreement, he could spend 9 1/2 to 20 years in prison.

The state is also asking that after serving his sentence, Mandigo be required to register as a Tier 3 sex offender for life, be placed on electronic monitoring during parole and be prohibited from entering the city of Concord.

He will be formally sentenced in February.

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